DELAWARE (11/26/2014) In the wake of a coastal storm that brought an inch of snow to Greenville and Hockessin by 4 p.m. today, Delmarva Power reported more than 2,000 customers lost electric power in New Castle County.
Police reported numerous accidents in the area as roads became slick, including one with an overturned vehicle after noon on State Route 1 just north of U.S. 40. Both directions of traffic on Route 1 were affected.
By 4 p.m. the storm had dumped an inch of rain in all three counties.
The outages reported by Delmarva were mostly in the Middletown area, with others near Hockessin and Odessa. Cause of the outages was not immediately available, and the company predicted service will be restored by 5:30 p.m. for the 250 customers still without service at 4 p.m.
Forecasters from the National Weather Service now say sleet may mix with the snow this afternoon, particularly in the southern parts of New Castle and Cecil counties.
Snow is predicted for the upper half of Delaware and may dump as much as 14 inches in parts of the region, according to forecasts.
The weather has caused flight delays of more than an hour and 40 minutes this morning at Philadelphia International Airport.
Travelers hoping to avoid problems on the roads had been urged by forecasters to try to reach their destinations by late morning.
A winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service from this morning to this evening for most of eastern Pennsylvania and northwestern New Jersey, with up to 14 inches of snow predicted for northern areas.
The snow is expected to stretch from the mountains of Virginia to northern Maine.
A winter storm advisory was issued late this morning by the weather service for northern New Castle County .
The snow is expected to be wet and heavy, sticking to road signs and grassy areas. With the temperature likely just above freezing, less will accumulate on roads. Less than an inch of snow is predicted for Kent County with little if any in Sussex.
If the storm does dump more than 4 inches of snow, tree limbs may break and cause power outages, the service said.
Wind gusts of 30 mph are predicted today.
Thanksgiving day is expected to be cloudy, with a high in the upper 30s. Friday is forecast to be mostly sunny, with partly sunny skies Saturday and Sunday. Highs will be in the upper 30s to around 40, and lows in the upper 20s or low 30s.
